How easy is to get a hold of some drugs? In the US, are the Doctors that pushes them. Is easier to go to the emergency room complaining about some, if you are good as an actor you can walk out with some
Lortab, Norco or Vicodin; they are nothing more than an opiate. If you go to any shrink they will prescrive Xanax, another addictive junk. Our Health Care system (thank you big O for making it easier) support this kind of legal drug peddling. So people that gets them either used or sell them.
Now we have a huge stink about Weed. To be honest, if you are stoned or baked to no end you will never rob a convinient store, or beat someone up, or even kill someone. For those sort of things, we have an entire agency, called the DEA. So is big business to leave a few peddlers or the angency will go under.
Have you guys heard the blow up our current administration have? Some called
Operation Fast and Furious. When the Gov gave the drug cartel in Mexico weapons, one made it to the border and killed a Border Patrolman. When the weapon was checked, was traced back to the ATF. The logic behind the operation was to arm the cartels so they kill each other (terrritoy/market feuds), so they can deal later with last one standing. Movie material I say.